usgs_staff_profile:
meta: status_code: 200 timestamp: '2023-09-30T16:55:52.962702' url: https://www.usgs.gov/staff-profiles/luis-a-henry-vazquez profile: abstracts: [] affiliations: - 'Present Member, Project Management Institute (PMI): Project Management Professional (PMP), PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP)' education: - "M.M.S. in Military Studies from the Marine Corps University \u2013 Command\ \ and Staff College" - M.S. in Systems Engineering from George Washington University - B.S. in Imaging Science from Rochester Institute of Technology - A.A.S. Optical Systems Technology from Monroe Community College email: lhenryvazquez@usgs.gov expertise_terms: - Project Manager - PMP - Program Analyst - Image Scientist - Systems Engineer - Mentorship - Critical Thinking - Agile Development - Problem-solving - Process Documentation - Employee Training honors: [] intro_statements: - Luis Henry Vazquez is a Program Analyst with the USGS Geology, Energy & Minerals (GEM) Science Center in Reston, VA. name: Luis A. Henry Vazquez name_qualifier: null orcid: null organization_link: https://www.usgs.gov/centers/geology-energy-and-minerals-science-center organization_name: Geology, Energy & Minerals Science Center personal_statement: Luis began his professional career as an image scientist with Lockheed Martin supporting the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) Image Quality and Utility division. After a few years supporting DoD projects, Luis converted to become a federal employee supporting the very same office as a systems engineer. He is a systems engineer/project manager/image scientist who has worked on, and managed teams focused on each stage of the system engineering lifecycle, from conceptual development to the decommissioning of remote sensing technologies.Luis joined the USGS in 2022 as a program analyst for the Geology, Energy & Minerals (GEM) Science Center. In this position he will be providing guidance and knowledge on establishing agreements and be the center liaison in establishing and maintaining technical and research agreements. He will also develop recommendations to improve center efficiency, operational effectiveness, and improve center communications channels. professional_experience: - "2022 \u2013 Current: Program Analyst, USGS Geology, Energy & Minerals (GEM)\ \ Science Center, Reston, VA" - "2011 \u2013 2021: Lead Systems Engineer, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency,\ \ NGA, Image Quality and Utility, Springfield, VA" - "2008 \u2013 2011: Image Scientist, The SI Corp, Lockheed Martin, Reston, VA" title: Program Analyst